Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. The word anemia is defined as meaning that the blood does not have the required number of red blood cells. These cells take on a crescent shape‚ which is where the disease takes its name from the abnormal sickle shapes of the cells. It is commonly found in people from Africa‚ the Mediterranean region‚ southern India and the Middle East. “This disease of the blood was first discovered in 1910 in a black college student from the
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Chapter 2 IB Biology 2.1 Cell Theory 2.1.1 Outline the cell theory (2). • All organisms are composed of one or more cells • Cells are the smallest units of life • All cells come from preexisting cells • TOK: cell theory replaces the former ideas of spontaneous generation or abiogenesis in which inanimate matter assembles itself into living forms • Exception: muscle cells- more than 1 nucleus‚ very long; (fungal cells) hyphae roots- not a single unit; protoctista- not specialized to single
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Cell Fractionation i) EQUIPMENT: Cold Liver‚ Blender‚ Gauze‚ Fridge‚ Isotonic Solution‚ Centrifuge‚ Tubes‚ Scalpel‚ HOMOGENIZATION • Take chilled liver tissue and cut into smaller pieces. • Place liver into blender with cold isotonic solution. • Blend until you have a thick soup like substance (homogenate). • Filter the mixture to remove large debris through gauze into a tube. DIFFERENTIAL CENTRIFUGATION • Attach tubes of homogenate to the refrigerated Centrifuge and turn on to spin
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Evaluation/Worksheet Answer the following questions in the space provided. Remember to use complete sentences to demonstrate comprehension and understanding. Based on the labs you completed‚ answer the following questions: 1. Which solute(s) were able to diffuse into the right beaker from the left beaker? Which did not? Answer: The solute(s) that were able to diffuse Na+/Cl- ‚ Urea‚ Glucose. The solute that didn’t was Albumin. 2. Explain the relationship between the rate of diffusion
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RED CELL PAPER When I think how I would plan out a terrorist attack the first thing that comes to mind is when I worked for a private security company that did security for a nuclear power plant here in Cordova‚ Iowa. They had somewhat of a strong security team but lacked in the areas of the plant that needed the most security. They lacked security for the cooling towers which without could cause the whole plant to come unstable. So there for I’m going to explain how easy it would be to execute
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‘How could natural selection increase the number of children born with sickle-cell disease in certain regions when these individuals are unlikely to survive and produce offspring?’ Darwin’s theory proposes that 3 conditions are a requisite for natural selection to occur. They are a struggle for existence of the offspring as they are competing for limited resources‚ variation within species which gives some individuals advantage over others hence better chance of survival and lastly inheritance
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of the Cell Overview: The Importance of Cells • All organisms are made of cells. o Many organisms are single-celled. o Even in multicellular organisms‚ the cell is the basic unit of structure and function. • The cell is the simplest collection of matter that can live. • All cells are related by their descent from earlier cells. Concept 2 Eukaryotic cells have internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ
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Stem cells. To be or not to be It is one of the most evocative phrases in the lexicon of science: stem cells research‚ the creation of cells that can be used to make people healthier‚ stronger and even can treat cancer – the greatest killer of our time. Stem cells have been touted as one of the most significant discoveries in medical history! The ongoing research in this field hold high hopes that in a few years stem cells used in genetic therapy may be able to cure or alleviate the suffering
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higher concentration (vinegar)‚ to an area of lower concentration (the egg). 4. Consider how lettuce or spinach placed in water becomes firm and crisp. Use what you have learned about cell membranes to explain this observation. Lettuce and spinach become firm and crisp when placed in water because the cells absorb the water‚ and in turn makes the lettuce/spinach bloated with water. 5. If you were to continue this experiment by removing the egg from the water and covering it in syrup‚ what
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CHAPTER 1 Topic: The Science of Behaviour Textbook Pages: 4-24 THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology: The Scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: Actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind: Internal states and processes‚ such as thoughts and feelings‚ that cannot be seen directly and that must be inferred from observable‚ measurable responses. Clinical Psychology: Subfield where psychologists study and treat mental disorders. Cognitive Psychology: Specializes
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